1. LJ to DW Friending Meme!

[chromaskies]

We're fresh from a revamp so here's a new friending meme to get us started!




This friendzy was made to help those who are coming over from Livejournal! HOWEVER, you don't have to be coming over from livejournal to take part in this friendzy. Everyone is welcome to join in and post their form below, whether you're a Dreamwidth veteran or have only been on Dreamwidth and not LJ. The more, the merrier :D

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<span style="font-size: medium;"><u>General</u></span> <strong>Name/Nickname:</strong> <strong>Age or Age Group:</strong> <strong>Country:</strong> <strong>Pronouns:</strong> <u><span style="font-size: medium;">You</span></u> <strong>Do you have any hobbies?:</strong> <strong>Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?:</strong> <strong>Any dislikes?:</strong> <strong>Are you into fandom?:</strong> <strong>What does your day to day look like?:</strong> <span style="font-size: medium;"><u>Entertainment</u></span> <strong>What do you like to watch?:</strong> <strong>What movies do you enjoy?:</strong> <strong>Do you play games? If so, what do you like?:</strong> <strong>If you like to read, what do you read?:</strong> <strong>What kind of music do you listen to?:</strong> <u><span style="font-size: medium;">Journal & Friending</span></u> <strong>What do you post about?:</strong> <strong>How often do you update?:</strong> <strong>What do you look for in a DW friend?:</strong> <strong>What do you like to read about on your friends page?:</strong> <strong>Do you have any kind of friending policy?:</strong> <strong>Do you have any deal-breakers?:</strong> <strong>Is there anything others should know before friending?:</strong> <strong>Anything else?</strong>

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[annofowlshire]

General
Name/Nickname: Ann
Age or Age Group: 42
Country: England
Pronouns: She

You
Do you have any hobbies?: Needlecrafts (including but hardly limited to: knitting, spinning, embroidery), reading, writing, hiking, gardening, gaming (more about that below).
Do you have any interests, that wouldn't fall under a hobby?: Journaling, my preschool child, self-sufficiency (I live on a 10 acre country/woodland property), traveling, living abroad (I’m an American in the UK), game development.
What does your day to day look like?: M-F, 9-5 I’m a narrative designer in gamedev (work remotely), otherwise it’s parenting, gardening/smallholding activities, hiking, and basically all of the above hobbies/interests in some measure. Plus a lot of tea.

Entertainment
What do you like tto watch?: Usually sf/f and crime shows.
What movies do you enjoy?: Same.
Do you play games? If so, what do you like?: I play roleplaying games, LARPS, board games, card games, console games, mobile games. I got a Nintendo Switch for Christmas and I’m still exploring that. At the moment I really like “cozy” games like Spiritfarer. My husband and I met through gaming, so it’s a big part of our relationship.
If you like to read, what do you read?: I’m really into cozy mysteries at the moment, but generally I like fantasy, natural history, and biographies.
What kind of music do you listen to?: Instrumentals.

Journal & Friending
What do you post about?: Daily life as an American working mother living abroad in a forest smallholding in the UK?
How often do you update?: A few times a week, normally.
What do you like to read about on your friends page?: Daily life.
Do you have any kind of friending policy?: I keep work posts behind an access lock?
Do you have any deal-breakers?: Yes, but I rarely run into them with the DW crowd.

Anything else? My son and I are currently ill with Covid, so I’m probably going to be sick-whinier than usual for a few days XD

[smittenbyu]

I always am fascinated about folks living out on rural land and sometimes there envy, but mostly just admiration because something I don't think I could do. :) And am sure you hear that often - for that I apologise. Would love to add.

[annofowlshire]

Have added you!

[solteronita]

Friends? I live on a much smaller "homestead" and would love to work toward more self-sufficiency (not really doing much with it at the moment but did pre-kid).

[annofowlshire]

Sure! ^_^ My first homestead was 1.5 acres (much of which was unusable for reasons) so this has been a big jump!

[yourtango]

Add? I’d love to chat embroidery!

[stasia]

I'm definitely adding you. I'm into all those fibrous fun things and also my husband is from the UK. It's fascinating to see the differences between the two countries.

[seewildflowers]

I would love to add you? I grew up mostly living in the countryside and I miss it. I also love hiking!

[einhornmaedchen]

Oh dear, I hope you and your son get well soon!

[christinafairy]

Sorry you have covid. I am also an American mother to British children in the UK. I live in a village near London though, having recently moved here from London. I find you living in a forest smallholding really interesting! Add?

[annofowlshire]

Ah, we were in central-ish London until the end of 2020! We had decided we wanted to either be in London or outside of London’s shadow, so we went to the Forest of Dean where we had fond holiday memories. We accidentally ended up part of the Great Urban Exodus - we’d been planning our move before the pandemic hit, but got delayed/postponed because of it and we ended up leaving when it became trendy. Oh well!

Added!

[christinafairy]

We were also part of the great urban exodus, we moved in October 2021! We had been thinking about moving for years as we were in a flat in Earlsfield (zone 3) and quickly running out of space. Thankfully we had a little garden during lockdowns, but it is so nice to have space! We are still in London's shadow but that's ok as it's only 30 minutes to Waterloo from here.

So we both ended up being trendy and moving out, oh well, that's fine. :D

[annofowlshire]

We were in Wapping - technically Zone 2, but 1 stop from Zone 1. We also had a tiny tiny garden (about the footprint of a compact car) during Lockdown, which was a lifesaver with the Enting. Most of our neighbors didn’t even have that!

Now we have 10 acres and a much, much bigger house—for less than we sold our Wapping (terrace) house for 😂

[christinafairy]

Oh wow, that's amazing you got 10 acres for less than in Wapping! Even tiny gardens were a life saver back in lockdown!